Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Again he amplifies the greatness of his grief by another circumstance: for sudden calamities which we think not of, do trouble us much more then those which we see approaching. His sickness was the more cumbersome and insupportable, because it surprised him unawares, whilst he was quiet and in prosperity, thinking nothing less then to be so soon bereaved of his life. We also know that the faithful now and then do please themselves too much in their prosperity, promising unto themselves a constant and settled felicity; which David confesseth himself was guilty of: I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved; but when thou hiddest thy face I was troubled: Psal. 30. Nothing therefore could astonish Hezekias more then to hear he must die, when he made account to live in peace, his enemy being driven away and cut off: for I think he fell sick after Sennacherib was repulsed, and his host slain; as we have said before. See then a sore disease which now comes to vex him ⟨p. 392⟩vehemently, in the midst of this joy and tranquillity which presented it self before his eyes.

AGaine he amplifies the greatnesse of his griefe by another circumstance: for sudden calamities which we thinke not of, doe trouble vs much more then those which wee see approching. His sicknesse was the more cumbersome and insupportable, because it surprised him vnawares, whilest he was quiet and in prosperity, thinking nothing lesse then to be so soone bereaued of his life. We also know that the faithfull now and then doe please themselues too much in their prosperitie, promising vnto themselues a constant and setled felicitie; which Dauid confesseth himselfe was guiltie of: I said in my prosperitie, I shall neuer be moued; but when thou hiddest thy face I was troubled: Psal. 30. Nothing therefore could astonish Hezekias more then to heare he must die, when hee made account to liue in peace, his enemie being driuen away and cut off: for I thinke hee fell sicke after Sennacherib was repulsed, and his host slaine; as we haue said before. See then a sore disease which now comes to vex him ⟨p. 392⟩vehemently, in the middes of this ioy and tranquillitie which presented it selfe before his eies.